entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
promotion; raising of status
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
appointment; assignment; promotion
government official; clerk
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
of course; certainly; naturally
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
for the first time in one's life
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
at that time; in those days
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case